Kirby!

Kirby!

Suggestions for Successful Prints:

All models are pre-oriented for ease of use. 

I printed everything at a .32 layer height, with 10% tri-hexagon infill. The main body will be much smoother at lower layer heights, but I just wanted my Kirby fast! :)

On all of the smaller pieces, I opted to just use a raft in Cura to aid in bed adhesion. So the blushes, the shines, the pupils (with the smile also), and the irises were all so small it made sense to simply use the raft feature. Surprisingly, even with a .4mm nozzle, even the smallest pieces turned out pretty good! :)

I ended up having the best luck with the Split body because printing spheres is messy, unfortunately. I added two, 2mm holes behind each arm on the split model for easy joining together with a small piece of 1.75mm filament as well as a friendly “Hi!” on the flat surface to help with orienting the two pieces correctly.

I attempted to pre-support the model with some small towers for the arms and a nest to cradle the base of the body. It worked pretty well, but the lowest points were still choppy. A full body is in the files in case anyone has a better way to support sweet lil Kirby.

I highly, highly, highly recommend gluing Kirby's body to his feet while the feet are still adhered to the print bed. This will help him stand up straight, and just about guarantee his feet will slot nicely into the warp star model I've provided that has little cutouts so he doesn't slide around.

Any suggestions are welcome! :D

P.S. Funnily enough, the whole reason I made this model was because I had an idea for how to cut shapes out of a sphere in Fusion 360. And here we are!

Enjoy!